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Dirt
It is the time of year when my husband who loves green, for a little while, loves dirt, even more. The grass gets some TLC, in the form of topsoil, over seeding, and…
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He is Risen
It is already Easter weekend, and spring is definitely in bloom. The dogwoods are peeking out throughout the woods, and the sassafras tree is beginning to turn green. Talking to the kids this…
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Ozarks
I have never seen the television show Ozark. And yet, I see the Ozarks every day because that’s where we live. As I think about springtime in the Ozarks, I think about fruit…
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Escape
My chickies like to rush to greet me and try to follow me all over the farm, probably because they think I have food! This weekend I did give them treats but the…
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Tea Parties & Cave Explorers
When little people come to visit the farm, there is so much to do. There are caves to explore and trails to blaze, things to climb, and of course, critters to feed and…
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Signs of Spring
The weather has been warm, and we took the chance to walk the pasture and check some fence lines with family yesterday. The sunshine felt great although discovering the first tick bite of…
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Tending flock and pack
This weekend we had some tending to do. I noticed a chicken not feeling good and we had to separate her and nurse her. Sadly, she didn’t make it and so we had…
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Warm
It was a day of picking up sticks around the yard, updating farm bookwork, washing the floors, baking bread, and other typical Saturday chores. I love blue sky farm days especially when I…
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Bird brains
while our chickens are fun, and certainly great egg producers. They also are typical bird brains ! yesterday, we moved their coop from one side of the shop to the other. Their food…
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Winter on the farm
Winters in the Midwest are unpredictable. One week it might be ice and snow, the next rainy, the next very temperate. One thing I miss in the winter is that we don’t see…
